Albert Henry Atwood

Brief Life History of Albert Henry

When Albert Henry Atwood was born on 18 April 1904, in Crescent, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Edward Albert Atwood, was 30 and his mother, Jane Clementine Murphy, was 33. He married Susie Turner Crockett on 31 July 1935, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 8, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 16 May 1997, in Hayward, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

Albert Henry Atwood
1904–1997
Susie Turner Crockett
1914–2013
Marriage: 31 July 1935

Sources (38)

  • Albert H Atwood, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Albert Henry Atwood, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Albert Henry Atwood, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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